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Canada . . . . .CAD 7.50 Malaysia . . .MYR 10.00 Singapore . . .SGD 7.50 UK . . . . . GBP 3.75 India . . . . INR 85.00 Brazil . . . . BRL 10.55 Trinidad . . TTD 36.00 Affirming Sanatana Dharma and Recording the Modern History of a Billion-Strong Global Religion in Renaissance April/May/June, 2003 US $5.95 INTERNATIONAL Feature Story: Mauritius Hindus Harness Religion and Willpower to Develop Their Island Nation 18 Books: Savoring Photographer Lindsay Hebberd’s Non-Fattening Photo Feast on India 26 Society: Facing up to the Caste System and the Inequality of Untouchability 30 Nepal & Bihar: It’s the Chaat Festival, a Unique Annual Worship of the Setting Sun 36 Peace: Hundreds of Women Leaders Gather at the UN in Switzerland to Call for Peace 62 Healing: Balinese Hindus Conduct Ceremony to Purify the Site of an Horrific Bombing 64 LIFESTYLE Meditation: Persistence! It’s a Must for Meditators, Explains 115-Year-Old Swami Bua 40 Insight: An Illustrated Guide to Dozens of Sacred Symbols, Artfully Rendered and Explained 42 Education: In South India One Man Is Passing on the Faith to Youth of All Castes and Nations 50 Update: How the Thiruvavudhuthurai Aadheenam Abbot Survived Attempts on His Life 53 Kerala: Unraveling the Meanings Locked in the Priest’s Mystical Pavithra Ring 54 Music: Meet Virtuoso Vocalist Shweta Jhaveri, Gifted Protege of Pundit Jasraj 55 Influence: Five Great Leaders of the 20th Century Who Follow Mahatma Gandhi’s Teachings 56 Pilgrimage: Take a Pilgrimage to Deoghar’s Crowded Siva Temple—Make That 22 Temples 60 Awards: India’s New President Honors Ten Skilled Artisans of Varied Indian Traditional Crafts 61 OPINION In My Opinion: Moothoosamy Devaraj Shankara, 18, Pleads for More Religious Teaching 9 Publisher’s Desk: Want Your Kids to Be Good Hindus? Introduce Them to Lord Ganesha. 10 From the Vedas: Meditation on the Sacred Aum 16 Letters 12 DIGESTS Diaspora 6 Quotes & Quips 14 Digital Dharma 86 www.hinduismtoday.com Letters to the editor, subscription and editorial inquiries may be sent to Hinduism Today, 107 Kaholalele Road, Kapaa, Hawaii 96746-9304 USA, [email protected]. HINDUISM TODAY (issn# 0896-0801), April/May/June, 2003, Volume 25, No. 2. Editorial: 1-808-822-7032 (ext. 227); subscriptions, copy or bulk orders: (from USA or Canada:) 1-800-850-1008, 1-888-464-1008 or (from all countries:) 1-808-240-3108, subscribe@ hindu.org; advertising: (from USA or Canada:) 1-888-464-1008, [email protected]. All-department fax: 1-808-822-4351. HINDUISM TODAY is published quarterly by Himalayan Academy, a nonprofit educational institution; Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Founder; Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, Publisher; Paramacharya Palaniswami, Editor-in-Chief. USA subscriptions: us $35/1 year, $65/2 years, $95/3 years, $155/5 years, $1,001/lifetime. Contact us for international rates. Also distributed through major subscription agencies worldwide. For permission to publish a HINDUISM TODAY arti- cle, call 1-808-822-7032 (ext. 227) or fax 1-808-822-4351. Printed in USA. © 2003 himalayan academy, 107 kaholalele road, kapaa, hawaii 96746-9304 usa. all rights reserved. a. manivel gilles flament Dhvaja, Symbol of Sanatana Dharma April/May/June, 2003 • Hindu Year 5105 Subhanu, the Year of Beautiful Radiance COVER: The saffron-colored flag, a symbol of dharma, is the traditional banner of the Hindu religion. (Above) Devotees offer water in Grand Basin, a mountaintop lake in Mauritius where tens of thousands pilgrimage during the annual Sivaratri festival. www.gurudeva.org
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